I Am Not
Oren Levi is struggling to find his place in the world. Born in Guatemala and adopted by an Israeli couple as a baby, Oren had a troublesome childhood despite all the love and support of his family. Misdiagnosed with autism and mental illness, put into a psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt, he found it even harder to connect with the world that labelled him as “not normal” in many different ways. One day, armed with a simple video camera, Oren embarks on a journey to meet his biological parents and things begin to change. Tomer Heymann’s film tells a compelling story of a young man coming-of-age and discovering his true self among different landscapes, cultures and languages.
- Year: 2021
- Country: Guatemala, Israel
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Heymann Brothers Films, The New Fund for Cinema and TV (NFCT)
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- Director: Tomer Heymann
- Cast: Oren Levi